Supplemental Brake... Necessity or Preference
We seem to have a good number of discussions on the issue of the need for supplemental brakes... Unfortunately many of the discussions are not very productive in terms of giving those who have an open...
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Londo13 wrote:There are many posts on this that you can search for including the archives. Laws change so you could check the states that you plan to travel in.
Ok, now I’m all screwed up by the “Towing Laws By State” posting. We have been preparing to retire to full time and have been shopping for a 40' MH and plan to buy a 30' trailer to haul a car, golf cart and tools. I was under the assumption that with a CDL B license w/air endorsement, I could drive any single with trailer, except Semi’s. This package would be about 75' long and most states, according to that posting, don’t allow that size rig.
I currently have a 34' Pace Arrow MH and often pull a 26' enclosed but this isn’t big enough for us and the “fur kids” to live in/with full time. I’m not concerned about being able to drive the outfit, but is it illegal even if I have the CDL B license?
You need a DL for your size rig in your state and the DL is good in any state. However there is no reciprocity for exceeding the length restrictions of the state that you are driving in.
